Sixteen years after the launch of Google Talk, Google messaging is still a mess.

In the mythology of open source, programming languages are created by people who seemingly have no direct economic function. They are just really good at compilers (somehow) and have a house to live in (somehow) and have a lifetime to devote to creating a…

TypeScript is never going to be a great language until the maintainers start favoring strictness.

...as an emoji" is the Unicode magic phrase akin to "Simon says" or "sudo".

"Unicode should add a stop sign."

No. Unicode doesn't encode symbols unless they are needed in running text, or for compatibility with existing-

"Unicode should add a stop sign...as…

How long does it take to get your (obscene!) account un-flagged by GitHub? About 3 months in solitary confinement, and 8 hours in the waiting room. - ropery/Waiting-for-GitHub-to-Unflag-Me